Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553576976, Paperback)

Where the real frontier begins...

A young cowpuncher stakes a claim that can only be sealed with fists and a .44 Colt.... A gunfighter, tired of violence, finds himself pushed down a trail of bloody revenge.... From purple sage to gambler's gold, from a señorita's tempting smile to a splash of blood in the dust, here are stories with a distinctive L'Amour twist.

A quiet farmer defends his honor in a moment of panic and luck...only to find true courage on the run from the dead man's brothers. A young drifter defends a lady's honor...and finds himself the quarry of a hanging posse. An aging marshal with a reputation as a crack shot faces a stranger who knows his secret. With relentless suspense and unforgettable drama, Louis L'Amour once again paints a vivid portrait of our western heritage that will live forever.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0786208031, Hardcover)

L'Amour is one of the best-loved novelists of all time, but his short stories established his reputation in the golden age of magazines devoted to fiction--and his output was prodigious and eclectic.  Now comes a collection of fourteen stories, newly unearthed gems that have never appeared in print until now, in this one-of-a-kind collection.



Here is the awe-inspiring natural wonder of the West and the rugged men and women who carved out their places amid its majesty, which L'Amour was uniquely able to conjure for millions of readers the world over.  Here are tales which rise as proudly as a mountain peak, and sing as softly as a lone campfire; which pit brave people against both raw nature and human nature; which capture the West with an unmatched power that easily reaches forward to captivate readers in our time.  Here is an undiscovered treasure trove of Louis L'Amour stories, never before published in book form, guaranteed to enthrall everyone who loves the great American frontier.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0739310992, Audio CD)

West of Dodge

Lance Killkenny was a wanted man. A weary gunfighter in need of a few days rest for himself and his overworked horse, he happened upon the little town of Stillwell and reckoned he'd pass a few unevenetful days there.

He hadn't counted on any trouble, and when he found himself faced with the threat of Tom Stroud, the marshal hired by the townspeople to keep Stillwell "clean," Lance got more than he bargained for. In no time at all Lance's status changed from outlaw to deputy marshal, and he learned a valuable lesson – that it's a lot easier to be sworn in as a deputy marshal than to act like one.


Monument Rock

It had been many years since Lona Markham's father sent her from the rigors of ranch life to a convent school. Now she's returned to a wary, careworn man who hardly seems like the father she remembers. The ranch she's set to inherit someday is shadowed by brutish Frank Mailer, the man Lona's promised to marry--and haunted by the mysterious Black Rider, who watches the Blue Hill Ranch from a distance. Some say the Rider is a ghost, but all Lona knows is his presence makes both Poke Markham and Frank Mailer uneasy.

Then one day the enigmatic stranger reveals himself to Lona. Lance Kilkenny has ridden to this rugged country to repay an old debt to Lona's father. When he exposes a cold and daring scheme to cheat her of the Blue Hill Ranch, Lona Markham is plunged into terrible danger. But Kilkenny has a cool head and a fast gun hand...